Warnings: future SLASH (boy x boy), MAJOR NO-MAGIC!AU (Alternate Universe, specifically the Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town setting), possible OOC, life story
Pairings: TMR/HP, implied AD/GG, implied KS/NT (Kingsley x Tonks), onesided JP/LE
Standard disclaimer applies: I do not own Harry Potter or any brand you recognize in this story. J.K. Rowling is credited with the creation of these characters (I'm not fond of using OCs in my own fanfiction). I also do not own the Harvest Moon series by Natsume.
As the summer was hot and the days were long, Tom had begun a new routine—visiting the Potter inn more often. The cool glasses of water were very much welcome, and the atmosphere was never too humid or stuffy despite the numerous customers.
He had also taken to talking to Lily Evans a bit more often, seeing as she worked there. Her conversation wasn't bad at all, and he found her to be quite fiery by nature unlike the soft-spoken woman he thought she was.
Perhaps it was the heat that made him oblivious to the townspeople's whispered rumors.
Posted in its full form on Ao3, except for the sequel and the eventual epilogue :). I'll be posting 5 of these per a day (I think?), but because it's long that might become 10 a day.